Equipment: For each patrol, a tree around which a 10-foot-radius area is
staked out, not to be entered; one 50-foot rope.

Method: Two Scouts grasp rope at either end and are not permitted to let
go. The object is to tie a clove hitch around the tree without entering
the circle. Other Scouts are permitted to help with advice and by raising
rope as needed. This is a fooler, it requires lots of thinking!
Scoring: Patrol finishing first (or in the shortest time) wins.
Variation-Square Knot Two-Man Tying

Equipment: A 50-foot rope for each patrol. Method: Two Scouts grasp rope
ends and cannot let go. The object is to tie the rope ends together with
a square knot. Other Scouts can help with advice.